Wednesday, January 6, 2016

"Harrison Bergeron" thesis

By Thursday, 1/7 at 8:30, please post a thesis that addresses Kurt Vonnegut's argument about equality and competition, based upon his short story, "Harrison Bergeron."


33 comments:

  1. Through future technology and perspective on human equality, Kurt Vonnegut in “Harrison Bergeron” criticizes our society’s exaggeration of morals.

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  2. Through the word choice and Harrison Bergeron, Kurt Vonnegut in “Harrison Bergeron” criticizes our society's mindset when it comes to stereotyping others based on what they look like and how they act.

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  3. Through Harrison's inequality, Kurt Vonnegut in “Harrison Bergeron” criticizes our society’s high standards for good morals and the way people are supposed to act, especially in public.

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  4. Through the handicaps on above average people, Kurt Vonnegut in "Harrison Bergeron" criticizes our society's grasp on intelligence.

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  5. Through imperfections and handicaps, Kurt Vonnegut in "Harrison Bergeron" criticizes our society's views of equality.

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  6. Through the discrimination of uniqueness, Kurt Vonnegut in "Harrison Bergeron" criticizes our society's determination for equality and questions it's perspective on differences.

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  7. Through exaggeration and use of potential future technology, Kurt Vonnegut in "Harrison Bergeron" criticizes our society's intolerance for extraordinary behavior or thinking.

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  8. Through dystopian lenses and the sheer strangeness of the material, Kurt Vonnegut's tale of "Harrison Bergeron" criticizes the actual costs for all of humanity to be truly 'equal'.

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  9. This video shows that when all people are equal and when there is no competition, life would be really boring. People shouldn't need to be equal because life is based off competition to survive.

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  10. Through human nature and the idea of equality, Kurt Vonnegut in "Harrison Bergeron" shows that there will always be some person to "break the rules" for better or worse.

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  11. Through exaggeration and false utopia, Kurt Vonnegut in “Harrison Bergeron” criticizes our society’s strive for conformity.

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  12. Through Harrison's inequality, Kurt Vonnegut in “Harrison Bergeron” criticizes our society's desire to all become like someone else.

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  13. Through the idea basic human rights and the nature of human reactions, Kurt Vonnegut in “Harrison Bergeron” criticizes our society’s form of violence to succeed in getting what the government wants.

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  14. Through discrimination and the use of advanced technology, Kurt Vonnegut in “Harrison Bergeron” criticizes our society’s want for equality.

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  16. Through the use of symbolism, Kurt Vonnegut in "Harrison Bergeron" addresses society's need for normalcy.

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  17. Using the image of Harrison in “Harrison Bergeron”, Kurt Vonnegut makes it clear that total equality and the complete elimination of competition in a society is impossible, and that instead of changing physical aspects of individuals to create this uniformity, a culture must celebrate each person’s unique qualities as positive contributions to the diversity of the society.

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  18. Through the confusion of a utopian society and human imperfections, Kurt Vonnegut in “Harrison Bergeron” criticizes our society’s views of equality.

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  19. Through the idea of complete equality, Kurt Vonnegut in Harrison Bergeron" The people that are much smarter then everyone else have to be dumbed down in order to be the same intelligence level with the others and its not fair.

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  20. Through Harrison's feeling of being different Kurt Vonnegut in “Harrison Bergeron” disrupts the normal ideals of morals and the way people are exspected to be and act.

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  21. Almost as a mockery of people wanting "equality" , Kurt Vonnegut in "Harrison Bergeron" shows that uniqueness is necessary for society to function.

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  22. Everyone is made equal through the way of handicapping everyone shown in the book"Harrison Bergeron" in order to mane no one better and no one worse

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  23. Through the confusion of a utopian society and human imperfections, Kurt Vonnegut in “Harrison Bergeron” criticizes our society’s views of equality.

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  25. Through the dialogue and the way people are supressed, Kurt Vonnegut in “Harrison Bergeron” criticizes our society’s Need to be fair.

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  26. Kurt Vonnegut’s story, “Harrison Bergeron”, attempts to illustrate the evils of complete equality by exemplifying what it may look like.

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  27. Through the future thinking and ideas on equality, Kurt Vonnegut in "Harrison Bergeron" depicts a society where equality for everyone becomes reality.

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  28. When we listened to "Harrison Bergeron" it was obvious to me that Kurt criticized the society we live in.

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  29. The handy caps on everyone make people no better no worse in Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron". But I think it also blocks the beauty of everyones strengths.

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  30. Through years of inequality, Kurt Vonnegut in "Harrison Bergeron" comes up with the idea of the government controlling everybody to make them equal to one another, even if it is not fair for everyone.

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  31. Total equality is impossible, that is what I think Kurt means with this story as people are raised differently and in different environments so it's impossible to equalize traits and thoughts.

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  32. Through making people handicapped and making people not able to think, Kurt Vonnegut in “Harrison Bergeron” criticizes our society’s urge to treat everyone equal.

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  33. Equality is not humanly possible because we are built of the fact that we need to compete for food to survive, and I think Kurt shows us this with Harrison Bergeron

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